Method and apparatus to identify and authorize caller via ultrasound

Abstract

A system for authenticating an identity of an end-user on an electronic device associated with a subscriber is provided. The system includes: a processor in communication with a server, the processor being configured to perform a method including: storing, at the server, a signal database registered to a client end-user, the processor being configured to retrieve, from the signal database, an ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user; establishing an active communication with the end-user on the electronic device to initiate an end-user voice call; identifying, using the end-user voice call, an ultrasound signature associated with the end-user; and dynamically verifying the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user with the ultrasound signature of the client-end user to validate the end-user voice call, while maintaining the active communication with the end-user.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for authenticating an identity of an end-user on an electronic device associated with a subscriber, the system comprising:
 a processor in communication with a server, the processor being hardware configured to perform a method comprising: 
 storing, at the server, a signal database registered to a client end-user, the processor being configured to retrieve, from the signal database, an ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user; 
 establishing an active communication with the end-user on the electronic device to initiate an end-user voice call; 
 identifying, using the end-user voice call, an ultrasound signature associated with the end-user; and 
 dynamically verifying the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user with the ultrasound signature of the client-end user to validate the end-user voice call, while maintaining the continuous active communication with the end-user; 
 wherein a property of the ultrasound signature of the client end-user is compared with a corresponding property of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user, wherein the property comprises an ultrasound beep pattern. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor, via voice recognition of the end-user, is configured to analyze the end-user voice call to determine a rule specific to the end-user, the rule comprising information regarding at least one of the ultrasound signature and a public key associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to evaluate the end-user voice call to identify the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to initiate a query to the signal database of the client end-user to retrieve the ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user, subsequent to the identification of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the property of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user further comprises an ultrasound frequency. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze the ultrasound signature to retrieve the public key associated with the end-user, subsequent to the validation of the end-user voice call. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to retrieve a public key associated with the client end-user. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to create an alert, if the ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user and the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user are inconsistent with the audio signal of the end-user. 
     
     
       9. A computer program product for authenticating an identity of an end-user on an electronic device associated with a subscriber, the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage device storing program instructions readable by a processor in communication with a server for execution to perform a method comprising: 
 storing, at the server, a signal database registered to a client end-user, the processor being configured to retrieve from the signal database an ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user; 
 establishing an active communication with the end-user on the electronic device to initiate an end-user voice call; 
 identifying, using the end-user voice call, an ultrasound signature associated with the end-user; and 
 dynamically verifying the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user with the ultrasound signature of the client-end user to validate the end-user voice call, while maintaining the active communication with the end-user; 
 wherein a property of the ultrasound signature of the client end-user is compared with a corresponding property of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user, wherein the property comprises an ultrasound beep pattern. 
 
     
     
       10. The computer readable storage device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to create an alert, if the ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user and the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user are inconsistent with the audio signal of the end-user. 
     
     
       11. A method for authenticating an identity of an end-user on an electronic device associated with a subscriber, the method comprising:
 storing, at a server that is in communication with a processor, a signal database registered to a client end-user, the processor being configured to retrieve from the signal database an ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user; 
 establishing an active communication with the end-user on the electronic device to initiate an end-user voice call; 
 identifying, using the end-user voice call, an ultrasound signature associated with the end-user; and 
 dynamically verifying the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user with the ultrasound signature of the client-end user to validate the end-user voice call, while maintaining the active communication with the end-user; 
 wherein a property of the ultrasound signature of the client end-user is compared with a corresponding property of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user, wherein the property comprises an ultrasound beep pattern. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the identifying comprises analyzing the end-user voice call, via voice recognition of the end-user, to determine a rule specific to the end-user, the rule comprising information regarding at least one of the ultrasound signature and a public key associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the identifying further comprises evaluating the end-user voice call to identify the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 12 , further comprising initiating a query to the signal database of the client end-user to retrieve the ultrasound signature thereof, subsequent to the identification of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the property of the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user further comprises an ultrasound frequency. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 12 , further comprising analyzing the ultrasound signature to retrieve a public key associated with the end-user, subsequent to the validation of the end-user voice call. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising initiating a query to the signal database of the client end-user to retrieve a public key thereof. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising creating an alert, if the ultrasound signature associated with the client end-user and the ultrasound signature associated with the end-user are inconsistent with the audio signal of the end-user.